Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility in Europe
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Author / Source: Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
Contributor: thinkingtransport
In May 2009, a team of 12 transportation professionals from the United States with expertise in bicycling and walking visited fve countries in Europe to identify
and assess effective approaches to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility - Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
The purpose of this scanning study was to identify and assess effective approaches to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility. The specifc topics of interest were the following:
- Improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety - Approaches (engineering, education, enforcement, and policy) that have been successful in improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
- Safe Routes to School programs - Approaches and policies for improving safety for child pedestrians and bicyclists, especially those that support programs like Safe Routes to School.
- Monitoring usage levels and exposure - Quantitative methods of monitoring pedestrian and bicyclist usage levels (for example, counts and surveys) and exposure to crashes.
- Safety research and evaluation - Recently completed or ongoing research and collaboration opportunities in pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
The scan team identifed numerous possible approaches to improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility.
